Last Night, My Girlfriend "Clocked" Me.

Last night, Lisa gave me the birthday present that she's been sitting on for a month now. Things have improved between us to the point where she felt comfortable giving it to me. This is what she gave me...



According to this website, it's called a Bevel Gear Wall Clock. (Apparently it was visible on the set of Will & Grace. I had no idea. Never seen the show.)

Here's the backstory on this.

Over Christmas, Lisa and my mom and I were shopping in a boutique in Louisville, Ky. We were there more because mom and Lisa wanted to check it out. I can't remember what it was called. There wasn't really anything in there that interested me.
Except this wall clock.
First off, it's big. About the size of a car tire. The central gear is large. And the smaller gears are constantly, silently whirring away. The gear also turns in a lockwise manner. Where the center motor is located on the gear denotes the time. (In the picture above, it's almost 10:30. AM or PM. Your pick.)
I checked the price on it and it was $80. And while that was very doable, it was an extraneous expense that I didn't want to take on for myself. Lisa saw me standing there, looking at it and checking out the pricetag and made a note to herself about it.

During the holiday, Lisa got with my mom and told her that she was planning on buying it for my birthday. Mom located the phone number for the boutique and Lisa called them and discussed shipping the clock to Chicago. Lisa had a friend receive the package and then sat on it for a month or so, until my birthday.

I was really moved when she gave it to me. I told her that it was extraordinarily kind of her. And it was. It was very thoughtful of her to take note of a fancy that I had for something that I liked, but would never buy for myself. She did some serious detective work, tracked the item down and procured it for me. That level of awareness of my likes and dislikes is so very considerate of her. She's wonderful.

I'm very lucky to have her in my life.

Not just for clocks and kisses and radio interviews, but because we all should have someone in our lives who cares that much about our happiness.

She's wonderful.

Cheers,
Mr.B